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Does anything eat planaria?
Of course, certain types of fish or shrimp can be put into the aquarium as natural predators to the planaria. Certain loaches like the hovering Zebra ...
What is class of plannaria?
planarian, (class Turbellaria), any of a group of widely distributed, mostly free-living flatworms of the class Turbellaria (phylum Platyhelminthes). ...
What is the feeding sturcture of a planarian?
Planaria eat living or dead small animals that they suck up with their muscular mouths. Food passes from the mouth through the pharynx into the intest...
Can a planaria swim?
Planarians swim with an undulating motion or creep like slugs. Most are carnivorous night feeders. They eat protozoans, tiny snails, and worms. How do...
5 characteristics of planarians that make it an animal?
Is a Planaria an animal?Is Planaria a free-living animal?What are the characteristics of planaria?Do planaria have eyes?What is the common characteri...
How long does it take for a planaria to grow its body back?
A chunk of planarian with no tail and no head can regrow both in just three weeks, and the process is astounding to watch. In the first week, two tiny...
What is the transport system of planaria?
Planarians move by beating cilia on the ventral dermis, allowing them to glide along on a film of mucus. Some also may move by undulations of the whol...
Where do planarian live?
Planaria (Platyhelminthes) are free-living flatworms that live in freshwater. They are typically found under rocks and debris in streams, ponds, and s...
How does a planarian feeds?
Planaria eat living or dead small animals that they suck up with their muscular mouths. Food passes from the mouth through the pharynx into the intest...